Telescopic curtain rod



April 28, 1925.

D. D. RICHARDS TELESCOPIC CURTAIN non 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 11,1922

Patented f-ipr. 25%,

DANIEL D. RICHARDS STORES. UTAH.

TELESCQBEC CURTAIN ROD.

' Application filed December 11. 19 2s To all whom it may concern Be it known that DANIEL D. RICHARDS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Storrs, in the county of Carbon and State of Utah has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telescopic Curtain Rods. of which the following is a specitication.

My invention relates to collapsible or telescopic curtain rods and its principal object is to provide a curtain rod or pole which may be readily collapsed and disposed to one side of the window or doorframe while not in use and is so arranged as to permit the same to be readily extended to operative position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a curtain pole or rod embodying a pair of rods or pole sections each of which includes a plurality of telescopic tubes which can be readily collapsed or extended when desired.

The invention further contemplates a collapsible curtain pole or rod embodying a pair of rod or pole sections pivotally mounted on a plate adapted to be supported on one side of the window or doorframe and when not in use are adapted to be arranged in a vertical plane where they will be out of the way.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind the invention consists with the general combination of elements, constructions and arrangement of parts and operations to be hereinafter specifically re ferred to, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Figure l is an elevation of the curtain pole associated with a window;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the pole in collapsed position;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary elevation of one of the pole sections and supporting plate; and

Figure 4: is a vertical sectional view taken on line ll of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail View of one of the plates; and

Figure 6 is a detail of the plate holding the tube sections.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein corresponding characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views the numerals 5 and 5 designate a pair of plates which are held in spaced relation by suitable supporting pins 14. These plates are erial No. 606,112.

adapted to be arranged along one of the vertical side rails of a window or doorfranie and the inner plate 5 is provided with elongated openings 6 adapted to receive fasteniro's to secure the plates 5 and 5 to the pair of oppositely extending pole TOHS are designated at 8 and each of which comprises a plurality of telescopic tube sections 9. the latter graduating in diameter toward their inner end. lhe innermost tube sections 9 are pivotally mounted between the plates and 5 by means of transverse pivot pins 10 passing through the plates 5 and 5' c: rried by the extreme end of the and tube sections 9 are stems 11 provided withupstanding heads 12, adapted to prevent the curtains from slipping from the ends of the pole. In order to retain the pole sections in a horizontal position when extended, stop pins 13 extend between the plates and 5 above the ends of the innermost tube sections 9 and with which these sections abut. lVhen the device is not in use the pole sections are telescoped and arranged in a vertical position as shown in Figure 3. The stop pins 13 also abut the innermost tube sections 9 when the same are in a vertical position and are collapsed as more clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

llith my improved curtain pole rod it will be seen that when it is desired to use the same it is only necessary to swing the pole sections downwardly to a horizontal position and then extend the same as shown in Figure 1.

lVhen it is desired to arrange the curtain pole in inoperative position the pole sections are first collapsed and then swung into a vertical position as shown in Figure 8.

it is obvious from the disclosed that I have provided a.v simple and inexpensive curtain pole which may be readily associated ith. any type of window or door and may be manufactured and sold at a nominal cost.

From the forgoing it will be seen that I have provided a. simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of this invention. and while I have particularly described the me: ns best adapted to perform the functions set fortln various changes in form. proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

What I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is In a curtain fixture, the combination with a pair of plates secured in parallel spaced relation with respect to one another, the rear plate being provided with a pair of vertically aligning and spaced apart slots, said slots terminating in their lower ends in enlarged openings and affording means whereby said rear plate may he removably attached to a support; of a pair of poles, each of said poles comprising a series'ot' outwardly tapering telescopic tubular sections, means for pivotally supporting the innermost section of each pole between the aforesaid plates adjacent their lower edges, a pair of stop pins mounted transversely of said pair of plates above and inwardly of the pivot points of said pole sect-ions, said pins being adapted to contact with the innermost ends of said inner pole sections in one position to limit the outward movement of said poles and adapted tor contact with the outer end portions of said inner pole sections in another position to limit the upward movement of said pole sections, stems secured in the outer ends of the outer sections of said poles and enlarged and upwardly curved heads formed on said stems. I

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

DANIEL D. RICHARDS. 

